Supercharger - Alameda, CA (LIVE 15 Dec 2018, 12 stalls)

[miimura]

To me, "East Bay" is all of Alameda County and Contra Costa County. Now that I look at it, the boundary between the two has a different shape than I thought. For example, I didn't know Dublin / Pleasanton / Livermore were in Alameda County.

 

[steves_mousse]

I was just repeating what the Mayor of Alameda said at our Supercharger ribbon cutting. But I have always thought the East Bay went from Richmond to Fremont. When you go over the hills you are in that part of the world that gets hot hot hot in the summertime. So I don't go there for 3 months of the year. I guess that's not really the central valley as that's another set of hills to get there. I guess when I lived in Lafayette I called that part of the world Walnut Creek meaning from the bay in Concord down past San Ramon, cause they are not on the bay, ya know?

Sorry to be such an elitist. Your point is well taken.

-Randy

I always refer that area as Tri-valley. Technically they are in the valley not by the bay, so it is on the east side but not quite the East Bay.

 

[wwu123]

This sounds much like the debates we have on our side of the Bay over what is dividing line between the South Bay vs the Peninsula (why isn't it called the West Bay?) , or what is and isn't Silicon Valley.

Oops, there I did it, completely thread off-topic - but Bruce, our moderator, started it!

 

[ecarfan]

Moderator note: would appreciate it if the “definition of East Bay” discussion could wind down with an “we agree to disagree” conclusion because...it has nothing to do with Tesla Superchargers since Tesla does not use the term “East Bay”. Thanks.

 

[GrnRev32]

Anyone have issues with 6B (the handicap signed spot) in regard to opening to the charge port? It has happened on a few occasions with my girlfriend's P3 where I press the button on the charger to open the port and it does nothing. Moved the charger closer to the antenna and still nothing. No issues with the port at any other stall.

 

[israndy]

I have given up tracking that. On my LRM3 I have that all the time, even with the charger that came with the car. I am used to lightly pressing on the door to open it, as I do at J1772 chargers when it doesn't open immediately.

-Randy

 

[GrnRev32]

Just Wondering if it’s the charger or the antenna, but guess manually opening it isn’t the worst thing in the world

 

[PLUS EV]

Just Wondering if it’s the charger or the antenna, but guess manually opening it isn’t the worst thing in the world

Not sure what you mean by antenna, but it's the cable/handle that is not working right. But yes, opening a chargeport manually is not difficult. I personally wouldn't even bother reporting such a thing but if you want to sit on hold for a while to report it then knock yourself out!

 

[GrnRev32]

Not sure what you mean by antenna, but it's the cable/handle that is not working right. But yes, opening a chargeport manually is not difficult. I personally wouldn't even bother reporting such a thing but if you want to sit on hold for a while to report it then knock yourself out!

There is an antenna located in the rear glass that the charger communicates with to open the port when you press the button. I do enjoy the elevator music that plays though.

 

[jjgunn]

Stopped at "Local" for a coffee before coming here with the P3D - pulled 455 MPH before snapping pic - shows 454 & 111 kW

Firmware - 2019.8.5

Can't seem to upload file. I'll try once I get home.

 

[jjgunn]

Here's the pic of SuCh'ing with P3D

 

[gaswalla]

That's cool, but isn't that totally normal?

 

[jjgunn]

Good question - I posted it to see if any M3's are charging any faster?

I started charging about 35%

 

[israndy]

Now that we are on page 12 of this thread I hope everyone is on the 19.12.1.2 update:

Looks like everyone is charging up for Monday. At least with the new version of the OS, you will spend the least amount of time charging ever. Remember, you are wasting everyone's time if you are Supercharging above 80%

Time lost when Supercharging in the taper zone - Chart

-Randy

 

[israndy]

Has anyone else noticed that the Alameda Supercharger is going to be turned into an Old Folks Home?

Plan — South Shore Center Neighborhood Plan

 

[ecarfan]

Has anyone else noticed that the Alameda Supercharger is going to be turned into an Old Folks Home?

Hey, old folks can need EV charging too.

That could be years away. Plenty of time to plan for a replacement location.

 

[israndy]

Looks like Tesla came by and did some repairs. A graffiti-covered and a broken charger fixed in Alameda.

Before

Today

 

[israndy]

Happy New Year! Well, the Tesla Supercharger Map has been updated overnight.

Sadly, it looks like the southern Oakland Supercharger that was on the plan last year, has been nixed from future plans. We did, however, get a future Berkeley and El Cerrito Supercharger and we still have the Northern Oakland planned Supercharger. I was just hoping that having a Supercharger located on the two end entrances to Alameda would leave the local one just for us locals. As busy as our charger is you know they are not all coming from Alameda.

And for those that have been following this thread since the beginning, the AMF Bowling location across the street has been rebranded Bowlero, yikes

 

[israndy]

We did, however, get a future El Cerrito Supercharger

And a friend of mine just stumbled across it under construction:

Supercharger - El Cerrito Plaza, El Cerrito, CA 94530

 

[israndy]

And the same friend of mine just stumbled across the new Berkeley V3 Supercharger under construction:

Supercharger - Berkeley (Possibly under construction Dec 2019, Probably 16 stalls)